{"id":14647,"date":"2026-06-16T12:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/?p=14647"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:08:36","slug":"we-are-climbing-jacobs-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/we-are-climbing-jacobs-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We Are Climbing Jacob&#8217;s Ladder&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I had to pick a theme song right now, that&#8217;s what it would be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To recap the health progress to date: I&#8217;ve now undergone two steroid injections, one in the lumbar spine and one is the tailbone. As they have worked their way into my system, I have been able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make dinner for the family several times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean in the kitchen, washing a few dishes at a time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily walk around the house for up to 15 minutes at a time, doing various chores, picking things up off the floor, clear the table (leaning forward, standing up, carrying things)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start going places by myself (without Jacob along to push my wheelchair or go into run an errand on my behalf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Including driving alone to physical therapy, walking in, doing 40 minutes of work, and walking out again, solo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going shopping in a grocery store<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And, for two Sundays in a row, walked into church, sat in a pew with the family, stood easily for all the standing portions of the liturgy, walked forward for communion, and walked out again afterwards &#8211; all with zero pain or fatigue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amount of joy filling my soul as I perform every one of these activities is incalculable. You really can&#8217;t understand what doing normal life stuff means to me! I mean, seeing my weight drop even further, 292 at last check, is great and all, but I have bigger plans&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, I am stepping up my game (pun entirely intended) by adding step climbing to my home workouts. While I could wish I had a two-story house right now, I&#8217;m making do with one step, on repeat. I&#8217;m trying to do sets of one story at a time (20 steps per story), working my way up to 5 story sets, which is what I had to climb several times a day when I lived in a dormitory at Prairie Bible College so many years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-1024x810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-1024x810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-1536x1214.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-2048x1619.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260616_1842311562-640x506.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Two sets done already today, and I feel like this guy:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs-640x883.jpg 640w, https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rocky_Stairs.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m telling you, when I can take the laundry job back from my husband I&#8217;ll know my recovery is complete! <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_14647\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"14647\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I had to pick a theme song right now, that&#8217;s what it would be. 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